2020 Chinese census

Seventh National Population Census
← 2010 1 November 2020
General information
CountryChina
Results
Total population1,411,778,724 (Increase 5.4%)
Most populous ​provinceGuangdong[1]
Least populous ​provinceTibet Autonomous Region

The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 第七次全国人口普查; pinyin: Dì Qī Cì Quánguó Rénkǒu Pǔchá), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.[2] Census work began on November 1, 2020,[3] and continued through December 10, 2020, involving seven million census workers.[4]

A slogan urging people to participate in the census, "Dàguó Diǎnmíng, Méi Nǐ Bùxíng" (大国点名没你不行, literally "a great nation calls the roll, it doesn't work without you") in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

The 2020 Chinese census covers all Chinese citizens living in mainland China, as well as those living abroad on temporary visas. Foreigners who live in the mainland for more than six months are also recorded in the data.[5]

The preliminary results were released on May 11, 2021, with a news conference being held on the same day.[6][7] The release was originally planned to be in early April, but was delayed by a month.[8]

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